Meaning

1 senses

  1. A port or other area with relaxed jurisdiction of customs, tax rule or related national regulations.

    Zollfreigebiet, Freihafen

More definitions
  • a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
  • an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties

Examples

1 sentences

  1. A free port was established.

    deEs wurde ein freier Hafen eingerichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
port with relaxed customs:

Forms

plural: free ports

Synonyms

2 synonyms
entrepôt
Close in meaning
  • an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties:free zone

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
freeA1freebiefreedomA2freelance
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